People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 91.7% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Dominican Republic peaked at 91.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 102nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.5% | — |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 91.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 96% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 91.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.8%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 81.5% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 85.7% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.0% | 91.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 93.0% compare
- 100 Iran 92.8% compare
- 101 Fiji 92.8% compare
- 103 North Korea 91.7% compare
- 104 El Salvador 91.5% compare
- 105 Moldova 90.9% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Dominican Republic?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban in Dominican Republic was 91.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban?
- Dominican Republic ranks 102nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.